Ambassador of Sweden to Mexico | |
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Incumbent since 2021Gunnar Aldén | |
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Mexico City | |
Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | Paseo de las Palmas 1215, Lomas de Chapultepec |
Seat | Mexico City, Mexico |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Wilhelm af Wetterstedt |
Formation | 1864 |
Website | Swedish Embassy, Mexico City |
The Ambassador of Sweden to Mexico (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the United Mexican States) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Mexico and government of Mexico.
In 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Mexican governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. [1]
Name | Period | Title | Notes | Ref |
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Wilhelm af Wetterstedt | 3 October 1864 – ? | Envoy | [2] | |
Folke Cronholm | 1913–1916 | Consul general & chargé d'affaires | ||
Gylfe Anderberg | 23 February 1917 – 30 September 1921 | Consul general & chargé d'affaires [lower-alpha 1] | Also served as Consul General in Rio de Janeiro from autumn 1919 to 1920. [4] | [5] |
Gylfe Anderberg | 30 September 1921 – 1 February 1938 | Minister/Envoy | Also accredited to Havana (1921–1937), Guatemala City and Panama City (1930–1937), and to San José, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador (1936–1937). | [4] [6] [7] |
Vilhelm Assarsson | 1 February 1938 – 1940 | Envoy | Also accredited to San José, Havana, Guatemala City, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and Panama City. | [6] [8] |
Rolf Arfwedson | 1940–1943 | Chargé d'affaires | [9] | |
Gösta Brunnström | 1942–1942 | Chargé d'affaires | [10] | |
Herbert Ribbing | 1943–1948 | Envoy | Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, Panama City, and San Salvador. | [11] |
Claes Westring | 1949–1952 | Envoy | Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. | [12] |
Sven Grafström | 6 June 1952–3 January 1955 [lower-alpha 2] | Envoy | Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. | [14] |
Stig Gunnar Martin Engfeldt | 1955–1955 | Acting chargé d'affaires | ||
Lennart Nylander | 1955–1956 | Envoy | Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. | [15] |
Lennart Nylander | 1956–1962 | Ambassador | Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. | [16] |
Tord Göransson | 1962–1969 | Ambassador | Also accredited to San José, Managua, and San Salvador (1962–1964) as well as Havana (1964–1969). | [17] |
Carl-Henric Nauckhoff | 1969–1972 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Havana. | [18] |
Carl Swartz | 1972–1980 | Ambassador | ||
Karl-Anders Wollter | 1980–1985 | Ambassador | ||
David Wirmark | 1985–1991 | Ambassador | ||
Bo Henrikson | 1992–1996 | Ambassador | ||
Karin Ehnbom-Palmquist | 1997–2000 | Ambassador | ||
Ewa Polano | 2001–2006 | Ambassador | ||
Anna Lindstedt | 2006–2011 | Ambassador | ||
Jörgen Persson | 2012–2016 | Ambassador | ||
Annika Thunborg | September 2016 – 2021 | Ambassador | [19] | |
Gunnar Aldén | 2021–present | Ambassador | [20] |
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